Bracey, who was born male but now identifies as female, not only survived Vietnam but its psychological aftermath. In the jungles of Vietnam, Bracey was assigned to an Army search and destroy unit whose only edict was to kill the enemy and tally the bodies.

The Vietnam War was raging when Dan King left his Oneida Reservation home one Sunday, telling his mother he’d be back. “I never said what year,” King joked in a recent lecture recalling his experience.

The Veteran's Day Boat Parade took over the San Diego Bay with more than 40 boats honoring every military branch.